New technology conveyed Virginia Tech terror, grief in real time
(Ashbury Park Press) Our “24/7,” transparent, high-tech communications era is bringing us “reality” from Blacksburg as never before: Thousands of pages of reaction, comment and new information were available within 48 hours on social-networking sites such as facebook.com and MySpace. Other Web sites assembled photos and huge amounts of information about the victims, including video tributes, personal notes and athletic and academic awards.
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25 Apr
